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An optimal sample data usage strategy to minimize overfitting and underfitting effects in regression tree models based on remotely-sensed data An optimal sample data usage strategy to minimize overfitting and underfitting effects in regression tree models based on remotely-sensed data
Regression tree models have been widely used for remote sensing-based ecosystem mapping. Improper use of the sample data (model training and testing data) may cause overfitting and underfitting effects in the model. The goal of this study is to develop an optimal sampling data usage strategy for any dataset and identify an appropriate number of rules in the regression tree model that...
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Yingxin Gu, Bruce Wylie, Stephen Boyte, Joshua Picotte, Danny Howard, Kelcy Smith, Kurtis Nelson
A cellular automata downscaling based 1 km global land use datasets (2010–2100) A cellular automata downscaling based 1 km global land use datasets (2010–2100)
Global climate and environmental change studies require detailed land-use and land-cover(LULC) information about the past, present, and future. In this paper, we discuss a methodology for downscaling coarse-resolution (i.e., half-degree) future land use scenarios to finer (i.e., 1 km) resolutions at the global scale using a grid-based spatially explicit cellular automata (CA) model. We...
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Xuecao Li, Le Yu, Terry Sohl, Nicholas Clinton, Wenyu Li, Zhiliang Zhu, Xiaoping Liu, Peng Gong
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Source of cooperation or contention? The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Source of cooperation or contention?
This paper discusses the challenges and benefits of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is under construction and expected to be operational on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia in a few years. Like many large-scale projects on transboundary rivers, the GERD has been criticized for potentially jeopardizing downstream water security and livelihoods through upstream unilateral...
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Meron Teferi Taye, Tsegaye Tadesse, Gabriel Senay, Paul Block
Effect of land cover change on snow free surface albedo across the continental United States Effect of land cover change on snow free surface albedo across the continental United States
Land cover changes (e.g., forest to grassland) affect albedo, and changes in albedo can influence radiative forcing (warming, cooling). We empirically tested albedo response to land cover change for 130 locations across the continental United States using high resolution (30 m-×-30 m) land cover change data and moderate resolution (~ 500 m-×-500 m) albedo data. The land cover change data...
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J. Wickham, M.S. Nash, Christopher A. Barnes
Landsat 8: The plans, the reality, and the legacy Landsat 8: The plans, the reality, and the legacy
Landsat 8, originally known as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) partnership that continues the legacy of continuous moderate resolution observations started in 1972. The conception of LDCM to the reality of Landsat 8 followed an arduous path extending over nearly 13 years, but the...
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Thomas Loveland, James Irons
Spatial prediction of wheat Septoria leaf blotch (Septoria tritici) disease severity in central Ethiopia Spatial prediction of wheat Septoria leaf blotch (Septoria tritici) disease severity in central Ethiopia
A number of studies have reported the presence of wheat septoria leaf blotch (Septoria tritici; SLB) disease in Ethiopia. However, the environmental factors associated with SLB disease, and areas under risk of SLB disease, have not been studied. Here, we tested the hypothesis that environmental variables can adequately explain observed SLB disease severity levels in West Shewa, Central...
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Tewodros Wakie, Sunil Kumar, Gabriel Senay, Abera Takele, Alemu Lencho
Differential heating in the Indian Ocean differentially modulates precipitation in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins Differential heating in the Indian Ocean differentially modulates precipitation in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins
Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature dynamics play a prominent role in Asian summer monsoon variability. Two interactive climate modes of the Indo-Pacific—the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean dipole mode—modulate the amount of precipitation over India, in addition to precipitation over Africa, Indonesia, and Australia. However, this modulation is not spatially...
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Md Shahriar Pervez, Geoffrey Henebry
Community for Data Integration 2015 annual report Community for Data Integration 2015 annual report
The Community for Data Integration (CDI) continued to experience success in fiscal year 2015. The CDI community members have been sharing, learning, and collaborating through monthly forums, workshops, working groups, and funded projects. In fiscal year 2015, CDI coordinated 10 monthly forums with 16 different speakers from the U.S. Geological Survey and external partners; funded 11...
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Madison Langseth, Michelle Chang, Jennifer Carlino, J. Bellmore, Daniella Birch, Joshua Bradley, R. Bristol, Daniel Buscombe, Jeffrey Duda, Anthony Everette, Tabitha Graves, Michelle Greenwood, David Govoni, Heather Henkel, Vivian Hutchison, Brenda K. Jones, Tim Kern, Jennifer Lacey, Rynn M. Lamb, Frances Lightsom, John Long, Ra’ad Saleh, Stan W. Smith, Christopher Soulard, Roland Viger, Jonathan A. Warrick, Katherine Wesenberg, Daniel Wieferich, Luke Winslow
Mapping annual forest cover in sub-humid and semi-arid regions through analysis of landsat and PALSAR imagery Mapping annual forest cover in sub-humid and semi-arid regions through analysis of landsat and PALSAR imagery
Accurately mapping the spatial distribution of forests in sub-humid to semi-arid regions over years is a challenging task and causes difficulty to forest management. Relatively large uncertainties still exist in the spatial distribution of forests and deforestation in the sub-humid and semi-arid regions. Numerous publications have used either optical or synthetic aperture radar (SAR)...
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Yuanwei Qin, Xiangming Xiao, Jie Wang, Jinwei Dong, Kayti Ewing, Bruce Hoagland, Daniel Hough, Todd Fagin, Zhenhua Zou, George Geissler, George Xian, Thomas Loveland
Automatic delineation of seacliff limits using lidar-derived high-resolution DEMs in southern California Automatic delineation of seacliff limits using lidar-derived high-resolution DEMs in southern California
Seacliff erosion is a serious hazard with implications for coastal management and is often estimated using successive hand-digitized cliff tops or bases (toe) to assess cliff retreat. Even if efforts are made to standardize manual digitizing and eliminate subjectivity, the delineation of cliffs is time-consuming and depends on the analyst's interpretation. An automatic procedure is...
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Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Jeffrey Danielson, Cindy Thatcher, Amy Foxgrover, Patrick L. Barnard, John Brock, Adam Young
Evaluating land cover influences on model uncertainties—A case study of cropland carbon dynamics in the Mid-Continent Intensive Campaign region Evaluating land cover influences on model uncertainties—A case study of cropland carbon dynamics in the Mid-Continent Intensive Campaign region
Quantifying spatial and temporal patterns of carbon sources and sinks and their uncertainties across agriculture-dominated areas remains challenging for understanding regional carbon cycles. Characteristics of local land cover inputs could impact the regional carbon estimates but the effect has not been fully evaluated in the past. Within the North American Carbon Program Mid-Continent...
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Zhengpeng Li, Shuguang Liu, Xuesong Zhang, Tristram West, Stephen Ogle, Naijun Zhou
The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) operates as a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey and is 1 of 12 DAACs within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The LP DAAC ingests, archives, processes, and distributes NASA Earth science remote sensing data. These data are provided...
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Danielle Golon